Bronzed Tiger Beetle

Cicindela repanda

The Bronzed Tiger Beetle is a shiny, fast bug that loves to run around on the ground. Its beautiful bronze color helps it blend in with the dirt and grass.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Bronzed Tiger Beetle is a slender, metallic-colored insect, often appearing iridescent bronze, coppery, or greenish. It has large, prominent eyes and long, thin legs, with a distinct pale, wavy band across its wing covers that sets it apart.

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Bronzed Tiger Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

The shimmering colors on their shell aren't painted; they're created by light bouncing off tiny structures!

Their larvae are "trap-door hunters," waiting in burrows to ambush prey!

They have huge, scissor-like jaws that are incredibly strong for grabbing other bugs!

When running top speed, their brains can't keep up, making them briefly "blind"!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Bronzed Tiger Beetle can sprint at incredible speeds because of its long, powerful legs that help it chase down prey.

Bronzed Tiger Beetle has large, keen eyes that help them detect tiny insects from a distance and avoid predators.

Bronzed Tiger Beetle can quickly take to the air using powerful wings to evade danger or move between hunting grounds.

Bronzed Tiger Beetle can rapidly burrow into sandy soil with its specialized front legs, helping them disappear from threats.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 20-28 mm
Größe: 10-14 mm
Lebenserwartung: 45-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

A quick hunter of other small insects and tiny arthropods in its habitat.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae ambush prey from burrows, while adults actively pursue them on the surface.

Hauptnahrung

ants
flies
small caterpillars
small spiders
leafhoppers

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

a common bird predator

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

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hunts

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Formica fusca

a common ground-dwelling insect prey

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

a fast, winged insect often caught mid-flight

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